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Community reacts to loss of Lewisville teen

The passing of Nathan Clark has sadden the soccer community and his fellow students at Calvary Baptist Day School; Margaret Johnson and Veronica White have more.

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Updated: 12:20 PM EST Nov 18, 2014

Community reacts to loss of Lewisville teen

The passing of Nathan Clark has sadden the soccer community and his fellow students at Calvary Baptist Day School; Margaret Johnson and Veronica White have more.

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Updated: 12:20 PM EST Nov 18, 2014

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WEBVTT WARNINGS.TRAGEDY SHAKES A TRIADCOMMUNITY AFTER A TEEN IS SHOTAND KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT.13-YEAR-OLD NATHAN CLARK OFLEWISVILLE WAS HIT BY A BULLETTHAT WENT THROUGH THE WALL OF ARALEIGH MOTEL FROM A GUNSHOTFIRED FROM ANOTHER ROOM.TODAY, THE MAN ACCUSED OF FIRINGTHAT SHOT WENT BEFORE A JUDGE.NATHAN'S FRIENDS, CLASSMATES ANDSCHOOL ARE NOW DEALING WITH THISDEVASTATING LOSS.BUT THROUGH THIS TRAGEDY,MANY ARE HOLDING ON TO SOMEHOPE.MARGARET JOHNSON JOINS US LIVEAT BB&T SOCCER PARK IN FORSYTHCOUNTY WITH THAT STORY.MARGO?WE ARE AT THE BB&T SOCCERFIELD NEAR TANGLEWOOD PARK WHERENATHAN CLARK KICKED SOME OF HISFIRST COMPETITIVE SOCCER BALLSAS A MEMBER OF THE TWIN CITYYOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION.THEY ARE TORN UP OVER HIS DEATH.AND SO ARE HIS TEAMMATES ANDFRIENDS AT CALVARY BAPTIST DAYSCHOOL WHERE NATHAN WAS INEIGHTH GRADE.TODAY ON THE SCHOOL SOCCER FIELDHIS NAME AND NUMBER AREEMBOLDENED ON THE FENCE.NATHAN, JUST 13 YEARS OLD, WASONE OF THE STARS ON THE VARSITYTEAM.HIS PRINCIPAL CALLED NATHAN'SDEATH A BLOW TO EVERYONE.HE SAYS THEY ARE ALL GRIEVINGHIS LOSS.THIS IS HOW SOME OF THE STUDENTSARE DEALING WITH THE HURT.WRITING THEIR THOUGHTS ON AMEMORY WALL.WE SEE THINGS LIKE WE LOVE YOU.WE WILL NOT FORGET YOU.SCRIPTURES.AND AS SAD AS THEY ARE, THEPRINCIPAL SAYS THEY HAVE HOPE.HOPE BECAUSE NATHAN WAS ACHRISTIAN WITH STRONG FAITH SOTHEY KNOW THEY WILL SEE HIMAGAIN SOME DAY.BUT, EVERYONE HAS QUESTIONS.HOW COULD SOMETHING LIKE THISHAPPEN TO SUCH A GREAT KID?WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN TO SOMEONESO YOUNG WITH SO MUCH LIFE TOLIVE IN FRONT OF THEM?AND THE BASIC QUESTION ALL OF USWONDER -- WHY DO SUCH BAD THINGSHAVE TO HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE?AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE PROBABLYTHE MOST INCREDIBLY TRAGIC ANDUNBELIEVABLE TYPE CIRCUMSTANCETHAT ANY OF US COULD IMAGINE.THE SCHOOL HAS SET UP THENATHAN CLARK SCHOLARSHIP FUND INNATHAN'S MEMORY.DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO CALVARYBAPTIST DAY SCHOOL.THIS THURSDAY AT 5:30 P.M. WILLBE A PLAY FOR NATHAN DAY AT THESOVEREIGN -- AT THIS SOCCERCOMPLEX.LIVE IN ADVANCE, MARGARETJOHNSON WXII, 12 NEWS.NATHAN'S FUNERAL WILL BE THISWEDNESDAY AT 1:00 IN THEAFTERNOON AT CALVARY BAPTISTCHURCH.THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDSSTARTING AT 10:30 A.M.AS WE MENTIONED, THE MANACCUSED OF FIRING THE FATAL SHOTTHAT KILLED NATHAN CLARK WENTBEFORE A RALEIGH JUDGE TODAY.VERONICA WHITE HAS DETAILS OFWHAT HAPPENED IN THE COURTROOM.RANDALL VATER FACES TWOFELONY COUNTS -- INVOLUNTARYMANSLAUGHTER WHICH HAS A MAXIMUMOF 59 MONTHS IN PRISON ANDPOSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY AFELON WITH A MAXIMUM OF 47MONTHS.DURING HIS FIRST COURTAPPEARANCE TODAY, WE LEARNEDTHAT HE IS A HABITUAL FELON WITH28 PRIOR CONVICTIONS.42-YEAR-OLD VATER IS CHARGED INTHE DEATH OF 13-YEAR-OLD NATHANCLARK OF LEWISVILLE.INVESTIGATORS SAY VATER FIRED AGUN WHILE HE WAS STAYING IN AROOM AT A HOTEL IN RALEIGHBESIDE WHERE CLARK WAS STAYING.THE BULLET WENT THROUGH THEWALL, HITTING CLARK AND KILLINGHIM.CLARK WAS IN RALEIGH OVER THEWEEKEND FOR A SOCCER TOURNAMENT.WE TALKED WITH THE DISTRICTATTORNEY AS HE LEFT COURT ABOUTTHE INVESTIGATION INTO THISTERRIBLE INCIDENT.THIS IS JUST A HEARTWRENCHING SITUATION.I FEEL SO BAD FOR THE FAMILY,OUR OFFICE -- IT'S SO SAD.VATER IS IN THE WAKE COUNTYJAIL UNDER A $1 MILLION SECURED

Community reacts to loss of Lewisville teen

The passing of Nathan Clark has sadden the soccer community and his fellow students at Calvary Baptist Day School; Margaret Johnson and Veronica White have more.